Improvement in wagon-seats



'W. BEERS- WagonY Seat.

Patented Nv. 9, 1.869.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. i

WILLIAM EEEEs, 0E MILAN, oHIo.

IMPROVEMENT IN WAGON-SEATS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 96,662. dated November9, 1869.

.T0 a/ZZ whom z3 may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM BEERs. of Milan, in the county of Erie andState of Ohio, have invented a new and valuable Improvement in Wagon andCarriage Seat Spring- Holder and Attachment; and I do hereby declarethat the following is a full, clear, and exact descript-ion of theconstruction and operation of the same, reference being had to theannexed drawings, making a part of this specication, and to the lettersand gures of reference marked thereon.

Figure l of the drawings is a side view of my invention. Fig. 2 is acentral vertical longitudinal section of the same. Fig. 3 is a bottomview of the same.

My invention relates to wagon-seat springs; and it consistsl.xnainly,inthe construction and novel arrangement of devices whereby the ellipticalsprings of a wagon-seat'can be readily and securely fastened to the boxof the same, in such a manner that the seat will be adjustablehorizontally.

The. letter A ofthe drawings designates the top of a wagon-box or theupper edge of its side, to which is fastened a piece of band-iron, a,slotted to fit the mouths of the mortises B B, placed at equal distancesapart along each side or rail of the wagon box. These mortises B B areall alike Vin every respect, hav` ing rectangular openings or mouths ofthe same dimensions, rear walls perpendicular, or nearly so and frontingwalls slanting downward or forward. rThus each mortise is designed toreceive either the front, middle, or rear tenon of the bed-piece C,according to the shifting of the seat.

C designates the bed-piece, to which the lower section of the ellipticalspring D is bolted by means of the screw bolts and nuts c c. Eachbed-piece has three bearing-points, respectively arranged at the ends ofthe forward curved brace, K, middle standard, L, and rear curved brace,N. The ends of these supports terminate in the tenons k, Z, and n,respectively, each projecting from a square bearing plate or shoulder,z. The tenons 7c, Z, and a are differently shaped. The rear tenon, n,and front tenon, k, are deeper than the middle tenon, Z. The fronttenon, k, has its rear face slanting downward and forward. Itsgfrontface also slants downward and forward in such a manner that it will litunder the slanting secured to the upper section of the ellipticalsprings.

When it is'desired to place the seat in position,it is tilted forwardand upward until the slanting front face, e, of the front tenon of eachbed-piece becomes perpendicular. This tenon being then introduced into amortise, the seat is allowed to fall back, when the rear and middletenons drop at once into their mortises, and the seat becomes secure andsteady. As the mortises are all similar, the seat may be adjustedbackward or forward at will. The bed-piece C is strengthened with ribson each side in such a manner that very little metal is necessary in itsconstruction, and yet it is sufficiently strong. The upper flange orbearing is curved to receive the elliptical spring. The front orslanting tenon of the bed-piece is so constructed that it will not enterthe mortise unless the heel is tilted upward and forward. When onceentered, it readily settles into place, yet always filling therectangular slot in the band-iron, the heel or rear slanting face beingcurved for this purpose. Thus it is impossible for it to become detachedby any movement or jolting unless the rear of the bed-piece is iirstraised to the same angle as when thel nation with a row of slantingmortises, B B,

arranged in the top of a wagon-box, as specified. In testimony that Iclaim the above I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence oftwo witnesses.

WILLIAM BEERS.

Witnesses:

DARWIN FAY, G. R. GASTON.

